The scientific contributions published by Chilean specialists between 1977 and 1994 about Chagas, disease, hydatidosis-echinococcosis,
trichinellosis, toxoplasmosis, cysticercosis-taeniasis, fascioliasis, linguatuliasis, cryptosporidiosis, diphyllobothriasis,
anisakiasis, ancylostomiasis and toxocariasis-visceral larva migrans, were gathered, summarized and critically analysed. The
research process and the epidemiological knowledge generated about these 13 parasitic zoonoses, was evaluated.
It is possible to conclude that notorious differences exists among the zoonoses with regard to number of investigations carried
out during this period. Also, the investigations were generally concentrated in those areas where the respectives zoonoses
have the major significance, and only in few occasions they were referred to specific areas, whether because of its proximity
to an University or by the convenience of the researchers. In relation with the epidemiological knowledge, this is most plentiful
in those zoonoses which seem to be most importants according to prevalence rates or Public Health's significance; this is
the only group of zoonoses that demonstrates a geographical and/or chronological continuity of the published contributions.
The prevalence estimations are mainly based in studies without sampling design.